Income distribution dynamics and cross-region convergence in Europe

Journal of Geographical Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-139

  Fischer, Manfred M ^a   Stumpner, Peter ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Distribution dynamics; EU 27; Regional income; Spatial filtering; Stochastic kernel estimation

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; STOCHASTICITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISUALIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 45849125752     PISSN: 14355930     EISSN: 14355949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10109-008-0060-x     Document Type: Article

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